Aetna Therapists in North Oakland - Oakland, CA 94618

"I enjoy being a psychotherapist because it provides me the opportunity to help people resolve the issues that are causing them distress. I work with adults, children, and families, and understand that each person is a unique individual with his or her unique life circumstances, history, and social and cultural context. A goal of our work together will be to help you identify and understand the conflicts that may be causing you difficulty, and to help you overcome them. Or perhaps negative thinking patterns cause you to experience sadness, loneliness, hopelessness, fear, or other unwanted emotions."

"I enjoy being a psychotherapist because it provides me the opportunity to help people resolve the issues that are causing them distress. I work with adults, children, and families, and understand that each person is a unique individual with his or her unique life circumstances, history, and social and cultural context. A goal of our work together will be to help you identify and understand the conflicts that may be causing you difficulty, and to help you overcome them. Or perhaps negative thinking patterns cause you to experience sadness, loneliness, hopelessness, fear, or other unwanted emotions."

"The experience of psychotherapy can be a transformative journey. Whether the journey is brief or longer depends upon the number of issues one wishes to explore and the length of their existence. In short-term therapy we collaborate to bring all aspects of a problem into awareness, clarify thoughts and feelings, and explore options for change. My approach to longer-term therapy is similar and ultimately produces a more fundamental shift in one's sense of self and relationship to others."

"The experience of psychotherapy can be a transformative journey. Whether the journey is brief or longer depends upon the number of issues one wishes to explore and the length of their existence. In short-term therapy we collaborate to bring all aspects of a problem into awareness, clarify thoughts and feelings, and explore options for change. My approach to longer-term therapy is similar and ultimately produces a more fundamental shift in one's sense of self and relationship to others."

"Do you want to improve your emotional well being or to learn how to deal more effectively with stress, anxiety, depression or addiction? Do you want to improve your relationship and communication with your partner? For over 30 years I've provided psychotherapy in a supportive, caring and safe atmosphere helping individuals and couples to address emotional difficulties and achieve a better quality of life."

"Do you want to improve your emotional well being or to learn how to deal more effectively with stress, anxiety, depression or addiction? Do you want to improve your relationship and communication with your partner? For over 30 years I've provided psychotherapy in a supportive, caring and safe atmosphere helping individuals and couples to address emotional difficulties and achieve a better quality of life."

"My clients are people struggling with a transition in their lives; initiating independence as a teenager or young adult, wrestling with a new gender or new role as a significant other / parent, newly dealing with depression, traumatic memories or substance abuse. My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and interactive with the goal of creating a safe environment that will enable you to explore your thoughts and feelings related to present difficulties. I work with the idea of relieving one's immediate suffering with the longer term goal of how to better understand oneself and one's relationship to the world around you."

"My clients are people struggling with a transition in their lives; initiating independence as a teenager or young adult, wrestling with a new gender or new role as a significant other / parent, newly dealing with depression, traumatic memories or substance abuse. My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and interactive with the goal of creating a safe environment that will enable you to explore your thoughts and feelings related to present difficulties. I work with the idea of relieving one's immediate suffering with the longer term goal of how to better understand oneself and one's relationship to the world around you."

"Ready to thrive in your life? I provide therapy for people who want to change unhealthy patterns and are seeking increased consciousness in their life. People who have worked with me say they feel safe and compassionately supported. My presence and guidance can assist you in making small but significant changes in your life, create a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotional states, and clarify your thought patterns. Together, we will identify and engage your intuition, and develop your personal strengths providing resilience."

"Ready to thrive in your life? I provide therapy for people who want to change unhealthy patterns and are seeking increased consciousness in their life. People who have worked with me say they feel safe and compassionately supported. My presence and guidance can assist you in making small but significant changes in your life, create a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotional states, and clarify your thought patterns. Together, we will identify and engage your intuition, and develop your personal strengths providing resilience."

"Are you going through a transition or have recently experienced a traumatic event and need skilled therapeutic support? I work by supportively reviewing your situation with you, helping to identify possible paths to change and then facilitating the work of healing and restoring your optimal self. I also offer help with goal identification and support for other specific needs."

"Are you going through a transition or have recently experienced a traumatic event and need skilled therapeutic support? I work by supportively reviewing your situation with you, helping to identify possible paths to change and then facilitating the work of healing and restoring your optimal self. I also offer help with goal identification and support for other specific needs."

"I am expert in cognitive behavioral therapy and have been a field instructor and guest lecturer for the graduate MSW program at U.C. Berkeley.
I am most interested in treating depression, marital problems,work-related problems, family issues, health concerns,grief and panic attacks.
I have maintained a private practice for over 20 years. I believe that being interactive and having a strong and caring connection with clients is essential to providing successful therapy. My style combines collaboration, empirical knowledge and humor. I specialize in working with physicians, nurses and other health care providers."

"I am expert in cognitive behavioral therapy and have been a field instructor and guest lecturer for the graduate MSW program at U.C. Berkeley.
I am most interested in treating depression, marital problems,work-related problems, family issues, health concerns,grief and panic attacks.
I have maintained a private practice for over 20 years. I believe that being interactive and having a strong and caring connection with clients is essential to providing successful therapy. My style combines collaboration, empirical knowledge and humor. I specialize in working with physicians, nurses and other health care providers."

"I offer therapy services to help you understand challenges you are facing, learn ways to actualize your full potential, and overcome barriers that get in the way of living a happy and fulfilling life. I work with individual clients and couples who are facing anxiety, depression, life transitions, loss, trauma, and challenges at work or in relationships. As an interactive, solution focused therapist with over 20 years of experience, I am here for you."

"I offer therapy services to help you understand challenges you are facing, learn ways to actualize your full potential, and overcome barriers that get in the way of living a happy and fulfilling life. I work with individual clients and couples who are facing anxiety, depression, life transitions, loss, trauma, and challenges at work or in relationships. As an interactive, solution focused therapist with over 20 years of experience, I am here for you."

"Are you so overwhelmed that you can't focus on your partner, kids, or other meaningful relationships? Do you feel like letting go of patterns is challenging and find yourself obsessing about your body to the point that eating becomes an ordeal? Do you feel like the past is weighing you down and you can't put it where it belongs, that is in the past? Do you engage in behaviors such as drug, alcohol, or other reckless endeavors that bring about tension and conflicts at home, at work, or other social settings?"

"Are you so overwhelmed that you can't focus on your partner, kids, or other meaningful relationships? Do you feel like letting go of patterns is challenging and find yourself obsessing about your body to the point that eating becomes an ordeal? Do you feel like the past is weighing you down and you can't put it where it belongs, that is in the past? Do you engage in behaviors such as drug, alcohol, or other reckless endeavors that bring about tension and conflicts at home, at work, or other social settings?"

"We all sometimes face a challenge in life that we just can't seem to resolve on our own. It might be a new chapter in your life that brings unexpected trials: adulthood, marriage, parenting, step-parenting, divorce, children leaving home, caring for your aging parents, the loss of a loved one, or facing your own mortality. It might be a conflict in a relationship with a loved one or in your professional life. Or it might be more of an internal struggle, whether recent or long-standing, that is giving rise to anxiety, depression, struggles with food or alcohol, or other self-defeating behaviors."

"We all sometimes face a challenge in life that we just can't seem to resolve on our own. It might be a new chapter in your life that brings unexpected trials: adulthood, marriage, parenting, step-parenting, divorce, children leaving home, caring for your aging parents, the loss of a loved one, or facing your own mortality. It might be a conflict in a relationship with a loved one or in your professional life. Or it might be more of an internal struggle, whether recent or long-standing, that is giving rise to anxiety, depression, struggles with food or alcohol, or other self-defeating behaviors."

"Therapy is a collaborative process that can help us move through painful situations and challenging transitions, finding meaning even in darker places. As the poet May Sarton wrote, 'without darkness/nothing comes to birth/As without light/nothing flowers.' Constructing a safe and supportive container for healing allows us to explore patterns in a different light. In this renewed relational field, development and choices take root. Grounded in Somatics, an approach that builds awareness of links between mind and body, I am influenced by Jungian analytic psychology, psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral, and family systems frameworks."

"Therapy is a collaborative process that can help us move through painful situations and challenging transitions, finding meaning even in darker places. As the poet May Sarton wrote, 'without darkness/nothing comes to birth/As without light/nothing flowers.' Constructing a safe and supportive container for healing allows us to explore patterns in a different light. In this renewed relational field, development and choices take root. Grounded in Somatics, an approach that builds awareness of links between mind and body, I am influenced by Jungian analytic psychology, psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral, and family systems frameworks."

"Offices in Palo Alto, Rockridge / Oakland & SF. Therapy doesn't have to be an arduous process. It should be fun and focused. In most cases, clients are able to discharge from therapy within 3-6 months, if it's a life transition problem. In severe cases, it does take longer. Specializing in teens, couples and individuals struggling with trauma, abuse, alcohol and drugs, depression, anxiety, suicide, trust and abandonment, mental health symptom management and eating disorder. Limited sliding scale slots available, depending on income."

"Offices in Palo Alto, Rockridge / Oakland & SF. Therapy doesn't have to be an arduous process. It should be fun and focused. In most cases, clients are able to discharge from therapy within 3-6 months, if it's a life transition problem. In severe cases, it does take longer. Specializing in teens, couples and individuals struggling with trauma, abuse, alcohol and drugs, depression, anxiety, suicide, trust and abandonment, mental health symptom management and eating disorder. Limited sliding scale slots available, depending on income."

"If you want to feel better as quickly as possible, feel more energy, motivation and more connected to oneself and others, developing an overall richer experience of life...
Talk to someone who can help you increase your self-esteem and confidence through a warm, personal relationship that involves honest, effective communication.
I have 34 years of experience with individuals, couples and families."

"If you want to feel better as quickly as possible, feel more energy, motivation and more connected to oneself and others, developing an overall richer experience of life...
Talk to someone who can help you increase your self-esteem and confidence through a warm, personal relationship that involves honest, effective communication.
I have 34 years of experience with individuals, couples and families."

"I am a highly trained clinical and consulting psychologist and have been working in the field of psychotherapy for over 20 years. I specialize in psychodynamic psychotherapy and provide long term and brief counseling services. I am experienced with adults, adolescents, couples and families struggling with a variety of emotional issues. My specialties include relational psychology and a mutli-dimensional approach to finding solutions to life's difficulties. My areas of expertise include; depression, anxiety, and transition challenges, as well as trauma and grief reactions. I have also done extensive work and research in addictions and eating disorders/body image."

"I am a highly trained clinical and consulting psychologist and have been working in the field of psychotherapy for over 20 years. I specialize in psychodynamic psychotherapy and provide long term and brief counseling services. I am experienced with adults, adolescents, couples and families struggling with a variety of emotional issues. My specialties include relational psychology and a mutli-dimensional approach to finding solutions to life's difficulties. My areas of expertise include; depression, anxiety, and transition challenges, as well as trauma and grief reactions. I have also done extensive work and research in addictions and eating disorders/body image."

"Choosing a therapist and beginning therapy isn't easy. The first step is recognizing the feeling that you don't want to be alone in working on your challenges. My commitment is to help you find out whether I might be a good match as your therapist, and to be your guide in the process of getting support. I work particularly well with anyone who is negotiating difficult life cycle transitions--from challenges of beginning school, moving or dealing with loss to the strains of adolescence, marriage or divorce or the demands of aging and caring for aging parents."

"Choosing a therapist and beginning therapy isn't easy. The first step is recognizing the feeling that you don't want to be alone in working on your challenges. My commitment is to help you find out whether I might be a good match as your therapist, and to be your guide in the process of getting support. I work particularly well with anyone who is negotiating difficult life cycle transitions--from challenges of beginning school, moving or dealing with loss to the strains of adolescence, marriage or divorce or the demands of aging and caring for aging parents."

"I am a licensed clinical psychologist working in Oakland, CA in a private practice setting. I have 12+ years of clinical experience working with adults in short and long-term psychotherapy with a range of issues including depression, work related stress, anxiety, relationship issues, substance abuse/dependence issues, issues related to sexuality and sexual orientation, and emotional issues related to the challenge of adapting to chronic medical problems."

"I am a licensed clinical psychologist working in Oakland, CA in a private practice setting. I have 12+ years of clinical experience working with adults in short and long-term psychotherapy with a range of issues including depression, work related stress, anxiety, relationship issues, substance abuse/dependence issues, issues related to sexuality and sexual orientation, and emotional issues related to the challenge of adapting to chronic medical problems."

"What if we begin with the assumption that you were born to be happy, loved, prosperous and at peace? Sounds good... but then why do I hurt? Why do I struggle? Why are the inevitable changes so hard to accept? Therapy can often serve to identify the barriers to happiness and emotional well-being. Simply identifying beliefs and practices at the center of any emotional turmoil can empower you to begin living a life that you deserve. I work with individuals and couples to get to the core of their issues so that they can start leading happier lives today!"

"What if we begin with the assumption that you were born to be happy, loved, prosperous and at peace? Sounds good... but then why do I hurt? Why do I struggle? Why are the inevitable changes so hard to accept? Therapy can often serve to identify the barriers to happiness and emotional well-being. Simply identifying beliefs and practices at the center of any emotional turmoil can empower you to begin living a life that you deserve. I work with individuals and couples to get to the core of their issues so that they can start leading happier lives today!"

"Has your life gone off track? Relationship issues causing distress? I help clients get to the root of their problems, change negative thinking patterns, transform sense of self, improve relationships, work life, and creativity, while building hope and self-confidence. My style is interactive, down-to-earth, collaborative, and respectful. I use relational and cognitive approaches; I ask meaningful questions, listen closely, and offer new perspectives. I also work to tailor a therapy plan that suits your unique core issues and goals. I look forward to talking with you about making deep, lasting and positive changes in your life."

"Has your life gone off track? Relationship issues causing distress? I help clients get to the root of their problems, change negative thinking patterns, transform sense of self, improve relationships, work life, and creativity, while building hope and self-confidence. My style is interactive, down-to-earth, collaborative, and respectful. I use relational and cognitive approaches; I ask meaningful questions, listen closely, and offer new perspectives. I also work to tailor a therapy plan that suits your unique core issues and goals. I look forward to talking with you about making deep, lasting and positive changes in your life."

"Tired of isolation, insecurity and limited pleasure in your life? Ready to courageously shift through anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions? Motivated to become more centered, resourceful and connected? I assess comprehensively, work pragmatically and use a well-developed tool kit! Together we work to help you balance emotions, deepen insight, shift faulty views, resolve trauma, deepen forgiveness and forge new behaviors! If you desire to become more consciously present, creative, forgiving and expressive I invite you to allow me to be your therapist, forgiveness coach and intimacy-ally!"

"Tired of isolation, insecurity and limited pleasure in your life? Ready to courageously shift through anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions? Motivated to become more centered, resourceful and connected? I assess comprehensively, work pragmatically and use a well-developed tool kit! Together we work to help you balance emotions, deepen insight, shift faulty views, resolve trauma, deepen forgiveness and forge new behaviors! If you desire to become more consciously present, creative, forgiving and expressive I invite you to allow me to be your therapist, forgiveness coach and intimacy-ally!"

"My approach in therapy is to create a warm, non-judgmental, interactive atmosphere in which we can bring the wisdom of your highest and best self to your current difficulties and dilemmas. I am attuned to the effect of unconscious patterns that begin in childhood and yet try to work in the present, trusting that the past -- to the extent it is important -- will show up in the present. My belief is that human beings naturally tend toward wholeness. I use education and mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques to enable you to participate fully in your own healing and growth."

"My approach in therapy is to create a warm, non-judgmental, interactive atmosphere in which we can bring the wisdom of your highest and best self to your current difficulties and dilemmas. I am attuned to the effect of unconscious patterns that begin in childhood and yet try to work in the present, trusting that the past -- to the extent it is important -- will show up in the present. My belief is that human beings naturally tend toward wholeness. I use education and mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques to enable you to participate fully in your own healing and growth."

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